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Mohammed al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi, better known simply Mohammed V (10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961), was the last Sultan of Morocco from 1927 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1957, and first King of Morocco from 1957 to 1961.
Muḥammad V (born Aug. 10, 1909, Fès, Mor.—died Feb. 26, 1961, Rabat) was the sultan of Morocco (1927–57) who became a focal point of nationalist aspirations, secured Moroccan independence from French colonial rule, and then ruled as king from 1957 to 1961.
May 20, 2022 · On November 18, 1927, he was given the title Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco. In the early years of his reign, he tried to walk a narrow path between the French and the burgeoning nationalist movement that was calling for Moroccan independence.
Sultan Mohammed Ben Yusef, also known as King Mohammed V after independence, was a monarch much appreciated by the Moroccan people, among other things because he refused to apply the anti-Semitic laws of the French Vichy Regime, thus protecting some 400,000 Moroccan Jews.
Mohammed al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi, better known simply Mohammed V, was the last Sultan of Morocco from 1927 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1957, and first King of Morocco from 1957 to 1961. A member of the 'Alawi dynasty, he played an instrumental role in securing the independence of Morocco from France and Spain.
Mohammed V (1911-1961), also known as Mohammed Ben Youssef, was the first king of independent Morocco. He succeeded in conciliating divided forces of Moroccan nationalism and helped to forge national unity around the throne.
May 4, 2020 · Morocco recognized King Mohammed V as Sultan from 1927 to 1953 until French colonial authorities forced the ruler and his family into exile on the eve of Eid al-Adha, seeing him as a threat to...
